About us

Principle Mediator

Hello, I'm Elaine Green, I'm a Family Mediation Council accredited mediator, qualified to carry out private and publicly funded (legal
aid) mediation, and MIAMs, and a member of the Family Mediators Association.

Since qualifying in 2002, I've worked continuously as a mediator and been successful in helping hundreds of couples, sort out their property,
finance and children's arrangements, including helping many parents involved in high conflict situations at court, working alongside CAFCASS (Children and Family Court Advisory and Support
Service). In addition to my own mediation practice - The Mediation Place - I worked for many years as a self-employed mediator for Essex Mediation in Chelmsford, I now work as a self-employed
mediator for National Family Mediation and at Essex Solicitors.

I’ve personal experience of the divorce process; as a child when my own parents divorced, and as an adult; I’ve been divorced
myself and was a single parent for several years. These experiences have given me an insight into the divorce and separationprocess that benefits my mediation work.

My working background is varied, I worked for over 15 years in London, in an
energetic and demanding commercial environment for Greek Shipowners, the latter years as a buyer, where good communication and negotiation skills were key.I also worked for many years as a Debt specialist at the Citizens Advice
Bureau, and so became used to working with people in emotional and stressful situations. Both roles have brought valuable skills and experience to my work with mediation
clients.

From your first contact with The Mediation Place, and throughout, you will be
speaking directly with a mediator, and that's usually me. We have other experienced Family Mediation Council accredited mediators who are called upon at busy times.

As well as the usual office hours, we can offer weekend and evening appointments at an
affordable rate and fast track meetings if these are required.

Call me, Elaine, on 01245 472783 or 07963 585635 for an informal talk, or if I'm not available, leave a message and I'll call you back later in the day, or in the evening.

Are you making an application

to a court?

Come to The Mediation Place

for your MIAM

What is a MIAM?

WHAT
IS A MIAM? - It's a
Mediation Information & Assessment Meeting.
The courts expect you to have had this meeting with a mediator, to see if mediation can help, before any applications are made to the court.

If you need to have court forms signed, these can be signed at this meeting.